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The awkward part, I meant, was whether a more 'diverse' person should have had that job instead of me. But I was really proud to work there as we did important work. That should count for something too.
Yeah, I guess the problems start if you start underplaying how being white puts in you in a position of unfair privilege.
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It is very awkward, but I'd like to think that when you worked there, you didn't do your hair up in cornrows and tell people all about your black heritage. And then when your parents pop up with your baby pics saying, "well, actually..." you wouldn't justify yourself by saying that we're all from the African continent and that you've disowned those old crackers anyway.